"We Hypothesized That Parents Who Use More Frequent Verbal Punishment

question 89

Multiple Choice

"We hypothesized that parents who use more frequent verbal punishment...will report more problem behaviors in their children" (Brenner & Fox, 1998, p. 252) . In this study, the dependent variable is best described as ______.

• A) problem behaviors reported
• B) parents
• C) children
• D) use of verbal punishment

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